What color is #B8BAC5?

#B8BAC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BAC5?

The RGB value is 184, 186, 197: 184 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BAC5?

The complementary color is #C5C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BAC5 color

#B8BAC5 rgb(184, 186, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BAC5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.9% green and 77.3% blue (184, 186, 197).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#B8BAC5 color codes

HEX	`#B8BAC5`
RGB	`rgb(184, 186, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, 1.42, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 5.96, 283.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.402, 49.339, 59.839)`
Decimal	`12106437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BAC5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8BAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8BAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bac5; }
.text { color: #b8bac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 186 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bac5, #bdb8c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #B8BAC5?: #B8BAC5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BAC5?: The RGB value is 184, 186, 197: 184 red, 186 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BAC5?: The complementary color is #C5C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.